Advancing learning disability research in Wales

Our learning disabilities work spans a number of areas, from examining the environmental, psychological and genetic factors that influence the risk of somebody with a learning disability experiencing a mental health problem to developing psychoeducation packages to help people with learning disabilities better manage their mood.

The event

We are looking forward to evolving the work of NCMH with people with a learning disability and the cohort of people who have signed up to take part in NCMH’s work. We are keen to explore with professionals and organisations in the field the pressing questions that a cohort of people with a learning disability may be able to help us answer.

The cohort was set up originally to take part in research on the genetics of learning disability and to explore mental health among people with a learning disability. However, in future recruitment it may also help to inform us about the life situations of people with a learning disability and how services and policies impact on their lives.

We are keen to identify key research questions that might be answered by recruiting a large group of people with a learning disability to work with us, and these could be in a range of areas:

• Genetics
• The mental health of people with a learning disability and interventions to assist
• How specialist services best provide for people with a learning disability (e.g. supported living, day services, employment, education, social services, specialist learning disability health and mental health services)
• How generic community services best provide for citizens with a learning disability, particularly in the transition of young people from education nation to adult life (e.g. public health, primary health care, CAMHS, housing, schools, colleges, apprenticeships and work-based training, job centres, employers)
  

Programme

12:00 Registration, lunch and networking
13:00 Welcome and introduction to NCMH, Dr Laura Bunting and Professor Ian Jones
13:10 NCMH and our learning disability research, Dr Stephen Beyer
13:50 Autism research in NCMH, Dr Jack Underwood
14:05 Psychoeducation for mood problems, John Tredget and Rebecca Lynch
14:20 Guest talk, TBC
14:45 Break
15:00 Interactive sessions: your ideas on our future research questions
16:45 Closing remarks

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Getting here

By bus
The Hadyn Ellis Building is conveniently located close to regularly serviced Bus routes on nearby Park Place, Cathays Terrace and North Road.

By train
The Hadyn Ellis Building is conveniently located close to Cathays Station (5 minute walk) or Cardiff Queen Street Station (15 minute walk).

By bike
The Hadyn Ellis Building has ample cycle parking facilities with a growing cycle network in and around Cardiff.

By car/parking
Use CF24 4HQ for SatNav. There is no parking available at the Hadyn Ellis Building, except for disabled parking. Please contact us if you require disabled parking.

There is a very limited amount of free on-street parking on Maindy Road, but pay and display parking is available in the following nearby locations:

• Park Place
• Senghennydd Road
• Museum Avenue

We can also book spaces at other University car parks (subject to availability), a short walk away from the venue.

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Mae ein gwaith gydag anableddau dysgu yn cwmpasu nifer o feysydd, o archwilio ffactorau amgylcheddol, seicolegol a genetig sy’n dylanwadu ar risg o rywun ag anableddau dysgu i brofi problem iechyd meddwl, hyd at ddatblygu pecynnau addysg seicolegol i helpu pobl ag anableddau dysgu i reoli eu hwyliau yn well.

Y digwyddiad

Rydym yn edrych ymlaen at ddatblygu gwaith NCMH gyda phobl sydd ag anabledd dysgu a’r garfan o bobl sydd wedi cofrestru i gymryd rhan yng ngwaith NCMH. Rydym yn awyddus, gyda phobl broffesiynol a sefydliadau yn y maes, i archwilio’r cwestiynau pwysig y gallai carfan o bobl ag anabledd dysgu ein helpu i ateb.

Sefydlwyd y garfan yn wreiddiol i gymryd rhan mewn ymchwil ar yr elfen eneteg o anableddau dysgu ac i archwilio iechyd meddwl ymhlith pobl ag anabledd dysgu. Fodd bynnag, wrth recriwtio yn y dyfodol, gallai hefyd helpu i roi gwybod i ni am sefyllfaoedd bywyd pobl ag anabledd dysgu a sut y gallai gwasanaethau a pholisïau gael effaith ar eu bywydau.

Rydym yn awyddus i nodi cwestiynau ymchwil allweddol a allai gael eu hateb drwy recriwtio grŵp mawr o bobl gydag anabledd dysgu i weithio gyda ni, a gallai’r rhain fod mewn ystod o feysydd:

• Geneteg
• Iechyd meddwl pobl ag anabledd dysgu ac ymyriadau i gynorthwyo
• Sut y mae gwasanaethau arbenigol yn cynnig y ddarpariaeth orau ar gyfer pobl ag anableddau dysgu (e.e. byw â chymorth, gwasanaethau dydd, cyflogaeth, gwasanaethau cymdeithasol, gwasanaethau iechyd ac iechyd meddwl arbenigol i bobl ag anabledd dysgu)
• Sut y mae gwasanaethau cymdeithasol cyffredinol yn cynnig y ddarpariaeth orau i ddinasyddion gydag anghenion dysgu, yn benodol yng nghyfnod pontio pobl ifanc rhwng addysg a bywyd fel oedolyn (e.e. iechyd cyhoeddus, gofal iechyd cychwynnol, CAMHS, tai, ysgolion, colegau, prentisiaethau a hyfforddiant yn seiliedig ar waith, canolfannau gwaith, cyflogwyr)

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